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I started my career as an apprentice 25 years ago which was a great way of continuing education, developing skills, and getting into industry. I am now a senior engineering manager which demonstrates the excellent career progression opportunities available to women in a modern engineering-led business.

Currently, only six per cent of the engineering workforce in the UK are women, and bosses believe the new course will boost that figure for JLR and the UK manufacturing sector as a whole.

The first programme will involve more than 100 female students aged 15 to 18, who will spend a week touring the company sites, meeting women at all levels of the business, and learning employability skills.

The students that do complete the week-long course successfully will earn a Level One Award in Employability and Personal Development.

Displays highlight the cities engineering successes. Credit: City of Lincoln Council

Today is the third day of a three-day celebration in Lincoln Cathedral, where the city's engineering history is on show to the public.

The event is being organised by members of the Lincoln Engineering Breakfast Group with support from a number of organisations including the University of Lincoln, Lincoln College, Cathedral and the City of Lincoln Council.

The exhibitions are giving people the chance to learn many interesting facts about engineering in Lincoln.

The City of Lincoln is celebrating its engineering heritage this weekend.

The three-day event is being held at Lincoln Cathedral and will include displays of a variety of vehicles and exhibitions from Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire and the Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology.

An interactive timeline more than 50-feet in length which charts the progress of Lincoln's engineering heritage from the Romans to the present day will also be on display.